Participation seems to be a key thing here for Jeopardy. Even though I had four ready to go when it was supposed to start, some more popped in, and unfortunately out, thoroughout the game. A total of eleven made it, but only eight stayed for a while and scored.

The Jeopardy that was supposed to be on Saturday that was originally moved back for a lack of participation was postponed again. This time, a last minute thing came up, and I couldn't make it, but it looked like only five people showed up anyway. I will make up this Jeopardy some time in the future when I can get a Saturday afternoon off, which might end up being in August. However, since I can do it this coming Saturday, I put a poll up for fun just to see the response. Feel free to post also.

GSC 200 * The Battle Tower in Crystal is outside of this city.
<+Krisp> where is ovleon

Worst answers:

None.

Worst grammar:

None.

Biggest wager:

Sparrow took a big chance to take a big lead but blew it. His 5000 point wager on a Daily Triple pushed his score back from 5000 to -10000. It was on this clue: "Daily Triple Dex * These are Corsola's two abilities."

Questions:

Single

RBY 200 * This is the fastest Pokemon.
What is Electrode?

RBY 400 * The Daycare Center is north of this city.
What/where is Saffron City?

RBY 600 * Ekans and Arbok are exclusive to this game.
What is Red?

Daily Double RBY * This HM is obtained on the S.S. Anne.
What is HM01/Cut?

RBY 1000 * TM30 contains this move.
What is Teleport?

GSC 200 * The Battle Tower in Crystal is outside of this city.
What/where is Olivine City?

GSC 400 * This is the special sibling that appears on Fridays.
Who is Frieda?

GSC 600 * The Extremespeed Dratini in Crystal is given at this level.
What is 15?

GSC 800 * This is the cheapest Pokemon at the Goldenrod Game Corner.
What is Abra?

GSC 1000 * This is the cheapest Pokemon at the Celadon Game Corner.
What is Mr. Mime?

Recycled 400 * This Arceus Plate boosts the power of Grass-type moves.
What is Meadow?

Recycled 800 * In GSC, These are the only two types absent from gyms.
What are Ground and Dark?

Daily Double Recycled * "It has a very fine fur. Take care not to make it angry, or it may inflate steadily and hit with a Body Slam."
What is Wigglytuff?

Recycled 1600 * There are this many total ribbons in the Diamond/Pearl game data.
What is 80?

Recycled 2000 * This is the only not fully-evolved Pokemon capable of learning Hammer Arm by level up.
What is Rhydon?

Daily Triple Misc * This is the tenth letter in the alphabet.
What is "J"?

Misc 800 * This is Batman's secret identity.
Who is Bruce Wayne?

Misc 1200 * The "F" of the F keys (F1, F2, F3, etc) on a keyboard stand for this.
What is function?

Misc 1600 * These two teams will play in the NBA Finals.
Who are the (Boston) Celtics and (Los Angeles) Lakers?

Misc 2000 * This is the area of a triangle with sides 6, 8 and 10.
What is 24?

Final Jeopardy
Final Clue * This is the slowest Electric Pokemon.
What is Mareep?

What would you call the plural form of Jeopardy? "Jeopardies" just looks weird, so I don't know whether I want to use it. Anyway, since I need a really good distraction and because there hasn't been a Jeopardy in about three months or something, I have two of them to make up for the lack of recent action. It gets better, too. One is European-friendly. :O

Hopefully I'll get more people in than I have had recently, so make you sure you not only plan to go to one, go to both. I expect a new record of attendants this time, okay? Oh, and don't show up "fashionably late" ten minutes after it starts because that's just dumb, and you could be having fun in the channel beforehand.

For using the java applet to access the chats: go here, click on the Java Applet link, and type /join #psypokejeopardy when you're connected.

How it works:

Jeopardy can be viewed as a twist on the occasional trivia. It uses many more scripts than trivia does due to its complex structure, but it is not difficult for participants at all.

This Jeopardy works very similarly to normal Jeopardy. A clue is given, and after three seconds, people can buzz in. In order to do this, all you have to do is say "buzz" after the mode -m is set and hope that you entered it first. The buzzing process will be explained again at the beginning of Jeopardy.

After you buzz in, you will have eight seconds to answer. In order to answer, you must give the question to the clue (like normal Jeopardy). For example, one clue would be "this Pokemon is the first alphabetically," and its correct question (what you submit) would be "what is Abomasnow?". If you get the question wrong however, you do lose Psybucks (in the game, not the forums). If you need help, simply watch other people play along.

Jeopardy also consists of the ability to choose the next question from multiple categories and Psybuck values. This only happens for the person who gets a question correct though. There are two rounds of six categories and five values, which adds up to 60 total questions. Sometimes however, a round will end a little before all of the questions are chosen if it takes too long. Regardless, this has happened very few times.

It even consists of its own bonuses. One Daily Double in the first round and two in the second round can (as they suggest) double your Psybucks in the game. Only the chooser will be able to answer the question, and ten seconds are allowed to answer. Daily Triples made a debut last time, and those can really rack up the points. Other special bonuses come and go.

Final Jeopardy concludes the event. Here, one usually tough clue will be given. Like Daily Doubles, you can wager as many of your Psybucks as you want. For this question, an amount of twenty or thirty (depending on the type of question) seconds is allowed for you to think over your answer while you imagine the special Jeopardy music. After this, the final scores are tallied, and the winners are announced.

All script commands will be explained during the event for those that need help.

Rules:

1. No /me. There are actual reasons why this is a rule, so don't do it anyway.
2. Do not argue if you thought that you buzzed in before someone else. The entire process is scripted, and it is based on what appears on my screen only.
3. Do not PM any ops, especially me. If you have a complaint/question/whatever, wait until a break. (during the event)
4. Do not use any reference materials (such as the site).
5. Answers MUST be given in a question format such as "What is Pikachu?". This will be taken loosely, but drastic mixups between "where" and "who" will be called incorrect. (Pokemon are considered as "what"s)
6. You must use your forum name to receive any prizes. Various exceptions are allowed, but ask first. Also, do not change nicks during the event.

Prizes:

Psybucks are currently extinct, so there's not much in the form of fake money that I can give winners. Instead, they have to be satisfied with something like gratitude that they won. Well, umm, a pat on the back or something.

Winner: top three trainer card ribbon, temporary +v (voice) in #psypoke (passes down if staff)
Second and third: top three trainer card ribbon
Other people with positive scores: congratulations on not getting negative or zero
Other people with scores > -5000: "experience"
Yet other people: sympathy
For all people that come: the participation trainer card ribbon

Questions:

How much different is this from a normal trivia?The biggest difference is in the questions themselves. It is possible to lose points, and you have to buzz-in before you answer. The question format for answers is slightly different, too. Similarities are basically in the knowledge bit, and it has the same trivia-like "atmosphere" to it. Benefits of Jeopardy comparatively include the amazingly high Psybucks amounts, an ability for everyone to score more easily or get back into contention for the lead, and the addition of small strategies (picking higher questions and the like). See above for all the little details.

Why should I go?Because it's something really fun and worthwhile, and because I said so.

Are the questions Pokemon-related?Yes, although there is a special category for random knowledge.

What time is it in my time zone?Click the link and find out.

Is there freezing?No. There are no extra restrictions like this, but in the event that someone goofs off too much, I can put he/she on "buzzignore."

Does only "buzz" work for buzzing in?Yes, so you better type it out first and wait for -m to press enter. Even missing a "z" or using colors would cause the script to skip over you.

What are the special commands that will be included?!chart: Shows the chart to the person choosing the next question.
!stop: Stops the countdown when a person is answering a question.
!q (category) (amount): Selects the next question.
!wager (amount): Allows an easier process for wagering in daily doubles, daily triples and final jeopardy.

Only the third and fourth commands there will be mandatory. All will be brought up during the event.

Why can't I talk when I get in there?This would be supposing that you're late and +m is set. This usually means that it is between questions. +m is a special mode to be set on chat channels that mutes people without special privileges (voice or op). These are only given to staff members and people choosing questions.

How will typos be dealt with?If they are understandable, they will be acceptable. Eight seconds are allowed for one to answer, so this should not come up too much.

What happens to rule-breakers?Loss of 10000 Psybucks in the game, loss of all Psybucks on the offender's forum account, and permanent bans from #psypoke, #psypokejeopardy, the forums, the main site, and the internet forever. In other words, don't do it. :O

Did you just copy/paste the last Jeopardy topic without changing anything?No, I changed some areas again. :O

This may be European friendly..but it's not "I work a bítchload" friendly at all

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FML wrote:

Today, in the midst of foreplay, this girl tells me I am so hot, I respond "Ditto." She heatedly responds "I love ditto," to which I suavely reply "I didn't know you were into Pokemon. That may make you even sexier." She knows nothing about Pokemon, but I sure know how to kill the mood. FML

Both times are now subject to change. Thanks to my own baseball and other things, I won't be sure if either time will be definite for a while. Unless I post something again, it can be assumed that everything is going on schedule. If one is delayed, it will probably take place at the same time of the next week, but that time could also potentially be in danger. Anyway, I doubt that this will happen, but I might as well give a notice.

Glad the times were changed. Though I have baseball playoffs starting next week so I don't know if I'll make it anyway.

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Sat May 24, 2008 3:45 pm

tiger10x

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Joined: Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:37 amPosts: 602Location: ...wuszat?

So if you wondered and didn't figure it out, the next Jeopardy will be August 2. Maybe I'll make the announcement soon so people can plan ahead. As for the person that actually voted on being unsure about Jeopardy, maybe I'll post a log of an old one in the next announcement.

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